Qatar Central Bank
Main Category: Central BankFirst Address : PO Box 1234
City : Doha
Country : Qatar
Phone: 974 4 456456
Email: webmaster@qcb.gov.qa
Website: www.qcb.gov.qa
ALL STORIES LIST
Friday, 21 November 2008
Central bank figures show housing shortage was main factor behind 2007 rate of 14%.
read more »Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Verbal intervention from regulators comes amid fears that 5-year property boom is over.
read more »Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Qatar's central banker calls on GCC members to speed up creation of monetary union.
read more »Tuesday, 16 September 2008
UPDATE 1: Officials defer final decision on location of central bank until rulers' summit.
read more »Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Qatar's central banker says rising inflation will require 'extra efforts' for Gulf monetary union to succeed
read more »Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Central Bank adds security features to 50 riyal notes in currency shake-up.
read more »Thursday, 26 June 2008
Qatari Islamic Bank says looking to take 20% stake in Omani property firm to tap opportunities.
read more »Monday, 23 June 2008
Gulf state struggling to mop up liquidity, could see record inflation hit fresh highs.
read more »Monday, 9 June 2008
States agree to create joint cbank next year, but admit Gulf currency will not reach deadline.
read more »Sunday, 8 June 2008
Record oil prices placing more pressure on Gulf states to revalue currencies - analysts.
read more »Saturday, 7 June 2008
Central bank governors meeting to try and pick up pace of monetary union.
read more »Thursday, 5 June 2008
Qatari Islamic bank looking for 'commercial and investment banking opportunities' in Libya.
read more »Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Gulf state considering tightening home financing in battle to control spiralling inflation, media reports.
read more »Saturday, 5 April 2008
Bankers also expected to discuss how to control record inflation at bi-annual meeting.
read more »Thursday, 3 April 2008
Additional housing supply to slow record inflation rate, curb rising rent, says emirate's governor.
read more »Sunday, 23 March 2008
Qatar becomes fourth Gulf state with dollar peg to match last week's US rate cut in face of rising inflation.
read more »Thursday, 13 March 2008
Central bank denies media report it might revalue its dollar-pegged currency or drop link in April.
read more »Thursday, 13 March 2008
World's largest gas exporter to retain peg to ailing greenback despite soaring inflation, central bank says.
read more »Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Gulf state could be next to break ranks and drop peg to dollar as early as next month, says official.
read more »Thursday, 28 February 2008
Investors bet on central banks revaluing currencies against dollar.
read more »Sunday, 3 February 2008
Central bank will increase reserve requirement by 50 basis points to 3.75%, starting February 15.
read more »Wednesday, 23 January 2008
WEF: More future US rate cuts will increase pressure on banks to revalue, says Saudi economist.
read more »Sunday, 20 January 2008
Central bank plans bond issuance to absort liquidity, refuses to budge on riyal's peg to US dollar.
read more »Sunday, 16 December 2007
Central bank rejects IMF suggestion that severing the peg could be one way to fight inflation.
read more »Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Qatar tightens lending curbs while matching Fed cut along UAE, Saudi and Bahrain.
read more »Monday, 26 November 2007
Annual inflation up from 12.82% at the end of June, driven by spiralling costs of accommodation.
read more »Thursday, 1 November 2007
Move follows US cut in interest rates, sending dollar to new lows and piling pressure on expat salaries.
read more »Friday, 5 October 2007
Value of Gulf currencies has slumped by 22% against the rupee over past five years.
read more »Thursday, 20 September 2007
Gulf Arab state follows UAE and Kuwait after US slashed benchmark rate for first time in over four years.
read more »Thursday, 13 September 2007
The latest meeting between GCC central bankers could spell the end for Gulf's 2010 single currency plans.
read more »Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Central bank governors say no plans to depeg currencies, expect rising inflation to decline.
read more »Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Annual inflation drops from record high in May as rise in cost of accommodation eases.
read more »Monday, 16 July 2007
Qatar is set to bring its financial institutions under one set of rules and a single regulator.
read more »Thursday, 5 July 2007
Most Gulf central banks look set to ride out dollar weakness, although Kuwait may opt for a second revaluation.
read more »Monday, 18 June 2007
A new lender will deal exclusively with the booming properties sector, despite some industry uncertainty.
read more »Monday, 11 June 2007
The country's inflation rate hits record high despite 'stable' outlook given by ratings services.
read more »Sunday, 3 June 2007
A single regulator with international standards is important in keeping the emirate's financial sector appealing.
read more »Tuesday, 29 May 2007
The Ministry of Finance hopes a single regulatory body will attract more foreign investment.
read more »Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Analysts doubtful, but Gulf nations insist they are committed to a single currency.
read more »Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Update: The Emirates' central bank is set to maintain its currency pegged to the dollar, ending speculation.
read more »Monday, 21 May 2007
Kuwait's recent currency shift has put no pressure on the Qatari riyal to change its exchange rate, cenbank says.
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